“Palliative care for people with dementia” |
Sampson EL; 2010 17
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United Kingdom, English |
Integrative review |
To review the literature on palliative care for patients with dementia. |
“Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos” |
Slachevsky A, Abusleme MT, Massa AA; 2016 18
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Chile, Spanish |
Narrative review |
To discuss the problems generated by therapies used in patients with severe dementia, analyzing whether they are futile or excessive in the context. |
“The role of gastrostomy tube placement in advanced dementia with dysphagia: a critical review” |
Goldberg LS, Altman KW; 2014 19
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USA, English |
Systematic review |
To evaluate the literature on gastrostomy in patients with advanced dementia and dysphagia. |
“Consensos e dissensos na indicação e continuidade da terapia nutricional enteral nos cuidados paliativos de pacientes com doenças crônicas não transmissíveis” |
Castro JMF, Frangella VS, Hamada MT; 2017 20
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Brazil, Portuguese |
Narrative review |
To present consensus and dissent on the indication and continuation of enteral nutritional therapy in palliative care of patients with chronic diseases. |
“Artificial nutrition and hydration in people with late-stage dementia” |
Smith L, Ferguson R; 2017 21
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USA, English |
Narrative review |
To examine evidence related to the use of nutrition and enteral hydration for patients with advanced dementia. |
“Feeding decisions in advanced dementia” |
Harwood RH; 2014 22
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United Kingdom, English |
Narrative review |
To present the influence of nutrition and artificial hydration on advanced dementia, and the ethical and legal aspects to be considered for better decision-making. |
“Enteral tube feeding for older people with advanced dementia” |
Sampson EL, Candy B, Jones L; 2009 23
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United Kingdom, English |
Systematic review |
To evaluate the results of enteral nutritional therapy in older people with advanced dementia who develop swallowing problems or have low food and nutritional intake. |
“Ethical issues in artificial nutrition and hydration: a review” |
Geppert CMA, Andrews MR, Druyan ME; 2010 24
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USA, English |
Narrative review |
To assess nutrition and artificial hydration in life-threatening diseases, such as advanced dementia, and offer guidance to policy-making institutions and nutrition professionals. |
“Nasogastric feeding at the end of life: a virtue ethics approach” |
Krishna L; 2015 25
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Singapore, English |
Narrative review |
To review the ethical and clinical impact of enteral nutritional therapy and provide information for decision-making in palliative care. |
“Comfort feeding only: a proposal to bring clarity to decision-making regarding difficulty with eating for persons with advanced dementia” |
Palecek EJ et al.; 2010 26
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USA, English |
Manuscript |
Encourage other feeding methods that do not use a nasogastric tube or gastrostomy, such as comfort oral feeding, as an alternative that brings a better quality of life. |
“Sobrevida e complicações em idosos com doenças neurológicas em nutrição enteral” |
Martins AS, Rezende NA, Torres G; 2012 27
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Brazil, Portuguese |
Observational prospective study |
To evaluate the complications and survival of older adults with neurological diseases using enteral nutrition. |